{"id":4202,"date":"2024-03-13T09:27:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T09:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nish.wales\/?p=4202"},"modified":"2026-03-13T10:05:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T10:05:33","slug":"case-study-understanding-the-health-and-wellbeing-benefits-of-tetradenia-riparia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nish.wales\/en\/2024\/03\/13\/case-study-understanding-the-health-and-wellbeing-benefits-of-tetradenia-riparia\/","title":{"rendered":"Case Study: Understanding the health and wellbeing benefits of Tetradenia Riparia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Swansea-based start up, Centre of African Entrepreneurship<\/a>, specialise in creating provisions for people from African backgrounds. The company mission aims to tackle the plight of poverty and inequality within the BAME community in Swansea and across Wales.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CEO, Franck Banza, plays an influential role in establishing further engagement and activity, including the development of supplements, teas and other products based on plants\/shrubs from the African continent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Franck recognised that there was a gap in the market to utilise the health benefits derived from many African plants, particularly Tetradenia Riparia, and utilised his knowledge of herbal plants from Africa to develop a supplement which would be used to maintain a healthy immune system and boost the body\u2019s natural ability to fight off common microbial infections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the time collaboration there was no company on the UK marketplace currently offering health supplements derived from Tetradenia Riparia and there are only a small number of herbal supplements available which advertise antimicrobial properties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A\u00a0need was identified to seek\u00a0collaborative research and development activities with Swansea University’s Healthcare Technology Centre<\/a> (HTC) which would\u00a0develop a robust understanding of the evidence base surrounding\u00a0Tetradenia Riparia. The team at Swansea University oversaw the\u00a0development of a literature review of currently available academic materials surrounding\u00a0Tetradenia Riparia\u00a0that developed a robust foundation of knowledge on the plant prior to the\u00a0development of a health and wellbeing supplement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HTC has\u00a0helped to establish\u00a0a comprehensive literature review and report\u00a0that identified the\u00a0uses of\u00a0Tetradenia Riparia in the context of traditional medicine, investigate mechanisms of action of\u00a0Tetradenia Riparia in its proposed therapeutic effects\u00a0and drive awareness of\u00a0Anglo-Africa collaborations and Entrepreneurial activities.
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HTC has supported the expansion of staff at the the Centre of African Entrepreneurship alongside the development and establishment of new Welsh company\u00a0Super Bio Boost<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Super Bio Boost provides environmentally friendly, holistic health products created from traditional plants. The company promotes preventative health through the use of naturally grown ingredients to treat common ailments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Super Bio Boost officially launched it’s new product, ‘The Hoffi Powder’ in May 2022 which is a proprietary blended powder made with African plant leaves (Tetradenia Riparia), flowers, fruits, seeds, grains, and vegetables (microgreens).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Franck Banza, CEO, The Centre for African Entrepreneurship:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWorking with HTC was essential to the launch of Super Bio Boost as we were able to discover what innovative products can be developed by using scientific evidence in the literature review\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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